School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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Students learn about FPV videography during drone workshop
Eleven SJMC students participated in a drone workshop on Friday, Nov. 18, capturing some beautiful footage of our beloved Old Main. The hands-on demonstration was led by electronic media alum and freelance drone pilot Ben Kailing, who taught students how shoot FPV (first-person point of view) videography. Using special goggles, students were abl...
Innovation Club tours Dell Technologies
On Friday Nov. 10, members of the SJMC Innovation Club traveled outside the walls of Old Main to tour Dell Technologies in Round Rock, TX. Led by faculty advisor Jon Zmikly, the club visited former club member and Digital Media Innovation (DMI) alum Jonathan Campbell, who now works as a software engineer at the tech […]
Zmikly leads VR demos for high school students at IT Symposium
On Friday, Oct. 28, senior lecturer Jon Zmikly led virtual reality demonstrations for high schoolers at the 15th annual Texas State AITP IT Symposium. The event took place in the new ballroom in the LBJ Student Center on Texas State University’s San Marcos campus. Almost 300 students from 12 Texas high schools attended the event and […]